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on barack obama. the referendum on barack obama was the presidential election and look at the turnout -- the people that came out for him. you continue to misread the results. >> i hate to agree with you because you are trying to disagree with me, so it gets really complicated here. [laughter] i agree with you that barack obama is one of the great candidates in american history and that explains why the democrats did well in 2008 and 2012 -- we had a great candidate -- in 2010, when you neutralize the factor of the candidate, the republicans prevailed, which tells me that republican ideas are strong, and you have to have a candidate or a class of people that can explain it. >> that is the subject of the message to the american people, and they bought it. >>ut in 10, obacareas a factor and it will be a factor in 2014, do you not agree? >> it might very well be, but i will point out that we have returned to the days of yesteryear when dr. krauthammer was laboring in the democratic vineyards, and the exp
on barack obama. the referendum on barack obama was the presidential election and look at the turnout -- the people that came out for him. you continue to misread the results. >> i hate to agree with you because you are trying to disagree with me, so it gets really complicated here. [laughter] i agree with you that barack obama is one of the great candidates in american history and that explains why the democrats did well in 2008 and 2012 -- we had a great candidate -- in 2010, when you...
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i think not because of president obama that of their own self- intererest. they will have to do something on immigrati reform. not the whole package. along the lines of what mark is talking about. they have to put s something on the tatable. if they hope to have access to this large voting block that has turned off from them. >> i am the cynic here. i think this is one of the ways at the vote in the senate will hurt. it will not happen. already you see people who supported immigration reform in the senate on the republican side backing away. they do not want to be stuck with it. brokenhows you how truly things are. is this soverwhelminy in the republicans' interest? to write off the hispanic community is too canend themselves to beinthe minority party forever. the business cmunity, there all for this. there is a huge incentive to get foreign workers in here. it is the right thing to do on a lot of levels. there are is so much going forward. this thing cannot pass, it shows you that -- do we need further proof. this has to behe final proof. ofow broken it is.
i think not because of president obama that of their own self- intererest. they will have to do something on immigrati reform. not the whole package. along the lines of what mark is talking about. they have to put s something on the tatable. if they hope to have access to this large voting block that has turned off from them. >> i am the cynic here. i think this is one of the ways at the vote in the senate will hurt. it will not happen. already you see people who supported immigration...
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obama ignored in the libya operation. as a matter of priority, a custom you would like to establish, the president ought to go, and whatever you think of the wisdom of the iraqi and afghan wars, or you can not deny is the bush administration got authorization and majorities in the congress in old cases, and obama, in libya, -- in both cases, and obama, in libya, completely dismissed the congress, and the parliament in britain -- here, the president has not even made a gesture saying congress has a legitimate role. >> there were consultations thursday night. let me read this one statement. the president does not have power to authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an action or imminent threat to the united states. that was senator barack obama in december, 2007. yes, george w. bush did in fact go to congress. hisissembled and administration lied to the american people about what the threat was. >> in iraq? >> in iraq. we have a secretary of state that a mushroom cloud, a vice president th
obama ignored in the libya operation. as a matter of priority, a custom you would like to establish, the president ought to go, and whatever you think of the wisdom of the iraqi and afghan wars, or you can not deny is the bush administration got authorization and majorities in the congress in old cases, and obama, in libya, -- in both cases, and obama, in libya, completely dismissed the congress, and the parliament in britain -- here, the president has not even made a gesture saying congress...
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the worst job in barack obama's washington. we are completely marginalized until the you know what hits the fan. which nina mentioned last week and we have been hearing anecdotally for years is the president and his white red power at the cost of the cabinet. how much will this cost the president? >> it is a process that has accelerated in the bush and even more in the obama administration. the difference is that in the bush administration they had dick cheney who had people in almost every branch of government at levels in which they could say what was going on and they could actually control the bureaucracy. the obama administration is notorious for not being able to do public administration very well so a few words power into an administration that does that -- does not do that than they are in trouble. >> in terms of immigration. >> in terms of immigration, the reality is, you just heard john boehner. it is over. ignoreehner has said -- the business communities and the religious community. he has ignored the majority opinio
the worst job in barack obama's washington. we are completely marginalized until the you know what hits the fan. which nina mentioned last week and we have been hearing anecdotally for years is the president and his white red power at the cost of the cabinet. how much will this cost the president? >> it is a process that has accelerated in the bush and even more in the obama administration. the difference is that in the bush administration they had dick cheney who had people in almost...
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because it dragged out it became the bloomberg-obama background check. when that happened, it never had a chance. >> timing means a lot. i am not sure whether republicans, any republicans will pay a price for this, or any democrats. i think charles had it right. it is a one issue vote for people who view their gun rights is threatened. if it is part of a larger picture of republicans as s, if there ist not an immigration bill, democrats will be able to profit from it. >> does the president take responsibility for this? >> he lost. whether you win or lose matters a lot, especially in the second term where -- with his ability to get things done. and you lost on the weakest of all the items. i think mark is right. this was a test. republicans, the ones that wanted to filibuster made a huge mistake and were saved by harry reid. it was a disaster to propose a filibuster. there are samet democrats that'll end up undermining it and you will have to -- you know there are senate democrats of will end up undermining it. it was a very short sighted on the part of t
because it dragged out it became the bloomberg-obama background check. when that happened, it never had a chance. >> timing means a lot. i am not sure whether republicans, any republicans will pay a price for this, or any democrats. i think charles had it right. it is a one issue vote for people who view their gun rights is threatened. if it is part of a larger picture of republicans as s, if there ist not an immigration bill, democrats will be able to profit from it. >> does the...
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obama is a lucky guy in a way. he has been rescued by russians, republicans, now even the iranian seem to be on his side. the real point here is the threat of closing the government makes him look good and then the debt, but raising the ceiling is like carbon monoxide. it is actually more serious. it could put the country back into recession. >> you heard obama say this is unprecedented in american history that any party would attach stuff on the debt ceiling . post" looked at that and gave it the ultimate in pinocchio's. it started with ted kennedy, , 19 73, attaching a campaign finance reform to the debt ceiling. the post says there were 25 germanees of non- amendments attached and obama has the chutzpah to say never in the history of the species has this ever occurred. is, theifference condition now, if you do not do these things, if you do not do what we want, we will not raise the debt ceiling. in 1973.the hill it was always understood that at the end of the day, you would do something with the date -- debt ce
obama is a lucky guy in a way. he has been rescued by russians, republicans, now even the iranian seem to be on his side. the real point here is the threat of closing the government makes him look good and then the debt, but raising the ceiling is like carbon monoxide. it is actually more serious. it could put the country back into recession. >> you heard obama say this is unprecedented in american history that any party would attach stuff on the debt ceiling . post" looked at that...
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it was a good moment for president obama. he got out of washington, dealing with benghazi and the irs and the justice department and he got to hold a teddy bear. >> that is why you lead with it. >> not a good moment for barbara. holder. of >> with regard to the prosecution of the press for the disclosure of material, that is not something i have ever been involved in or heard of or would think would be a wise policy. >> one week after that testimony, the justice department confirmed he had been involved in the decision to go after a fox news reporter. >> he crossed the line, a very important one. he endangered a free press. if you were a rational actor he would resign. he is damaged goods. i do not know why he would want to keep limping along. he needs to be fired. , a harshan turley critic of the bush administration, and no enemy of the obama administration, reported that knows career was about to conduct a nuclear weapons test however he also reported a source inside had informed the cia of that fact. i guess that is the re
it was a good moment for president obama. he got out of washington, dealing with benghazi and the irs and the justice department and he got to hold a teddy bear. >> that is why you lead with it. >> not a good moment for barbara. holder. of >> with regard to the prosecution of the press for the disclosure of material, that is not something i have ever been involved in or heard of or would think would be a wise policy. >> one week after that testimony, the justice...
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the town isy, turning on obama. all of the ingredients are in place for a good old-fashioned pile on. i know it is christmas time for republicans. how bad is it for the president? >> it is a test. theagenda is put on hold, stories are negative, and the question is, can he take control of it? and he owned it and be the authority figure and demand answers, realistic answers people are going to accept? >> can the president get from under this one? >> can he owned his own government? he is a buy standard. i read about it in the newspaper. the attorney general asked about the ap story, the dragnet of the phone calls. i have no idea. i can't remember when i recused myself. i was having lunch of the time. these guys want to get elected, they pretend the government is something out there and they just arrived on the scene like a bystandard. >> you were born in this town. on a scale of 1-10, where is this one? >> 5. if you take them one by one, let's go back to the irs, there is no evidence that what ,appened to the irs sanc
the town isy, turning on obama. all of the ingredients are in place for a good old-fashioned pile on. i know it is christmas time for republicans. how bad is it for the president? >> it is a test. theagenda is put on hold, stories are negative, and the question is, can he take control of it? and he owned it and be the authority figure and demand answers, realistic answers people are going to accept? >> can the president get from under this one? >> can he owned his own...
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but this is still barack obama as foreign policy. susan rice may want to intervene but she also has to deal with the other national security team, including the secretary of state. >> the one thing to worry about, and to some extent, with ofan rice, they have a view intervention for humanitarian reasons. that is very risky. foreign policy is not social work. you have to have a really hard- headed assessment. if we're going to commit american troops, it has to be on the basis of our own security and interest. to cannot make a hostage humanitarian. otherwise, we would be everywhere in the world. >> more have details from the irs. dealing with sexual assault in the military. >> there is a difference between spending others money and your own. people in government 10 not to treat taxpayer dollars as their own. that is a cultural problem. >> senator lindsey graham reacting to the new that the irs spent millions on everything from event planners to a video conference. pack rat on to the news that the irs has been zeroing in on conservative
but this is still barack obama as foreign policy. susan rice may want to intervene but she also has to deal with the other national security team, including the secretary of state. >> the one thing to worry about, and to some extent, with ofan rice, they have a view intervention for humanitarian reasons. that is very risky. foreign policy is not social work. you have to have a really hard- headed assessment. if we're going to commit american troops, it has to be on the basis of our own...
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obama said 3000. maliki said, you're not serious. >> immigration reform must, i mean must come and be grounded in border security. that is what the american people believe. i have said for weeks that border security in the senate bill is not sufficient to solve the problem. >> not sufficient to solve the problem. >> they are adding about 20,000 new border patrol agents as one and about 7,000 miles of fencing. is that going to do the trick? >> if you have a problem, throw money at it. >> been bernanke. >> absolutely. >> i think it is probably going to buy the votes necessary in the senate to get the votes they need. >> but then what happens in the house? >> we saw the implosion of the farm bill. a bill that is historically bipartisan. the senate passed it with 70 votes. it goes over to the house, and boehner and cantor apparently did not know they did not have the votes. from their own people. they were told by the democrats that it was falling apart. i cannot imagine what happened. >> a lot of this ha
obama said 3000. maliki said, you're not serious. >> immigration reform must, i mean must come and be grounded in border security. that is what the american people believe. i have said for weeks that border security in the senate bill is not sufficient to solve the problem. >> not sufficient to solve the problem. >> they are adding about 20,000 new border patrol agents as one and about 7,000 miles of fencing. is that going to do the trick? >> if you have a problem, throw...
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the idea of obama was ordering this is far-fetched. we do not know yet but i am going to be shocked. >> i am not saying obama is, i am not suggesting it. but where did the guys in cincinnati sitting around lunch decide, is it a hotbed of left- wing activism? i have not heard that. on the rules being ambiguous, the rule about targeting the tea party and people on the right and not anybody else, that can't be a rule. no matter how ambiguous. >> everybody has stipulated. that was not a proper action. >> where did they get the idea that is what we need to know? >> target the aclu and see what happens. >> the irs is the story here. that is the big one. this is going to grow. the republicans do run the risk, let me tell you, of overkill. the hearing they held on benghazi was a public relations disaster and i think they had better see the films of 1998. >> you said the testimony was a pr disaster? >> thanks for bringing up benghazi because that was what i was coming to next. >> it draws hillary clinton into this and puts her fingerprints >> h
the idea of obama was ordering this is far-fetched. we do not know yet but i am going to be shocked. >> i am not saying obama is, i am not suggesting it. but where did the guys in cincinnati sitting around lunch decide, is it a hotbed of left- wing activism? i have not heard that. on the rules being ambiguous, the rule about targeting the tea party and people on the right and not anybody else, that can't be a rule. no matter how ambiguous. >> everybody has stipulated. that was not a...
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i was excited listening to him. >> obama excites a lot of people. charles in his column says he ought to run. what are you guys up to? >> trying to destroy him. if i endorse him, he is dead. >> has barack obama lived up to expectations? in the 25 years we have been on the air, how has washington changed? horse backs the wrong for majority leader. there is no willingness on either side of the aisle to find common ground. it does not exist anymore. >> a word on the quality of our democracy and politics. here is krauthammer in october of 2006. >> when you lose the presidential election in america, people are cruel. but when you compound it by acting like an idiot afterwards, it is over. >> ♪ year in whiche this program began, ronald reagan was in the white house, william rehnquist was chief justice, democrats controlled congress, republicans nominated vice president bush for president, the democrats nominated michael dukakis. president reagan visited the soviet union that year. the soviet president visit date he -- visited the united states. barack o
i was excited listening to him. >> obama excites a lot of people. charles in his column says he ought to run. what are you guys up to? >> trying to destroy him. if i endorse him, he is dead. >> has barack obama lived up to expectations? in the 25 years we have been on the air, how has washington changed? horse backs the wrong for majority leader. there is no willingness on either side of the aisle to find common ground. it does not exist anymore. >> a word on the quality...
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obama came to him on bended knee. he said we will give up our missile defenses in europe if you work with us on iran. week, russians announced they would provide sophisticated mobile air defenses to the ran and the second nuclear reactor. he got the cooperation on iran. he got nothing on syria, nothing on northern europe. it is a debacle. with looks at this guy contempt. >> i have news for you. newton has contempt for all of hasall the time -- putin contempt for all of us, all the time. if there were a republican president, he would be doing the same thing. the op-ed shows me that his own status is in jeopardy. back on capitol hill, the debt limit ceiling debate looms. >> we have 20 days between now fewseptember 30, just a weeks. >> senator ted cruz. on the house side, john boehner and eric cantor having trouble keeping their troops in line. where is this going? is hard to tell, because for the be over a cliff gop. i admire the passion and sincerity of those who do not want to pass a budget unless you get rid of obama
obama came to him on bended knee. he said we will give up our missile defenses in europe if you work with us on iran. week, russians announced they would provide sophisticated mobile air defenses to the ran and the second nuclear reactor. he got the cooperation on iran. he got nothing on syria, nothing on northern europe. it is a debacle. with looks at this guy contempt. >> i have news for you. newton has contempt for all of hasall the time -- putin contempt for all of us, all the time....
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i think the leadership wants to stick it to obama, they view chuck hagel as a heretic. if a democrat had the same views as chuck hagel, which john kerry did and he only had three votes against him, but this was one of their own. they are very put out about that. >> on fox news, john mccain recall that hagel was very rough on president bush, said that the surge in iraq one was the biggest mistake since vietnam, and that is the reason republicans are down on him. >> john mccain has been shifting positions this week. he is against the filibuster but wants to delay. this thing walks like a filibuster, quacks like a filibuster. it is a filibuster. secretary of defense bill cohen, republican. secretary of defense robert gates, republican. national security adviser brent scowcroft, republican. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff colin powell, republican. all of them are for and have endorsed publicly chuck hagel. who lost benghazi? next it will be lost china, who promoted the dentist from captain to major, and joe mccarthy will find out about it. chuck hagel wasn't even in t
i think the leadership wants to stick it to obama, they view chuck hagel as a heretic. if a democrat had the same views as chuck hagel, which john kerry did and he only had three votes against him, but this was one of their own. they are very put out about that. >> on fox news, john mccain recall that hagel was very rough on president bush, said that the surge in iraq one was the biggest mistake since vietnam, and that is the reason republicans are down on him. >> john mccain has...
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plant eastwood is on the same page as a obama. -- clint eastwood is on the same page as obama. >> public opinion on gay marriage has changed faster than anybody anticipated, including same-sex couples. it is astonishing to even the people who initially sponsored this referendum. with the obama administration has done here is very carefully woven a position that says, you do not have to look at the whole country. just look at california and other states like it. they give all the same rights to same-sex couples except marriage. in other words, what they argue is, that is a stamp of inferiority. can wait on the other states. that is a way of saying you do not have to wave a red flag at mississippi and alabama and wyoming right now. wait. do this now and let the world catch up to you, and then we can move on. that is essentially what that brief is saying. >> but it is precisely because there is this rapid change, unprecedented, that i think the best course is to learn the lesson of the abortion decision. let the social changes happen. they are so rapid, the changes in public opinion. ruth b
plant eastwood is on the same page as a obama. -- clint eastwood is on the same page as obama. >> public opinion on gay marriage has changed faster than anybody anticipated, including same-sex couples. it is astonishing to even the people who initially sponsored this referendum. with the obama administration has done here is very carefully woven a position that says, you do not have to look at the whole country. just look at california and other states like it. they give all the same...
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>> the problem at the moment is obama a wonderful speech maker. i think he is also a man of considerable good judgment and a compliment, --.com punishment -- complishment, but his problem is the doing of and execution of things. the public does not see that going particularly well. he has three more years or two more years plus until he is a total lame duck. he has brought back john podesta to help. outwardn start looking as my colleagues have suggested help,t non-chicicagago mafia people he is not so comfortable with but know what they are succeed in public adadministration in ways he has not at the moment. >> what about his relationship with the congress? >> disaster. >> his fault? >> partly. he's dealing with difficult people in the tea part but he has not made an effort to reach out.. he does not go up there. he does not play golf with them. he has not reached out. he has been too insular. he has withdrawn. i think he is a private person and does not like to be around people who make him uncomfortable. >> how has the capital changed in the las
>> the problem at the moment is obama a wonderful speech maker. i think he is also a man of considerable good judgment and a compliment, --.com punishment -- complishment, but his problem is the doing of and execution of things. the public does not see that going particularly well. he has three more years or two more years plus until he is a total lame duck. he has brought back john podesta to help. outwardn start looking as my colleagues have suggested help,t non-chicicagago mafia people...
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how relevant is barack obama? >> the president is not dead in the water, charles, i wish you were here to write you personally. what was missing from that press conference was any zest for combat. the president came across, i thought, as a very composed and a list, rather than a compassionate advocate. >> colon fresh, same question. is relevant to that was a very low blood sugar day. i was looking to see if there was a tranquilizer dart. he does not like to do these press conferences. to an extent he did himself no great service with a lack of verve that the answer that question. >> i also think that this is pandit pucky. go into aand then we dither about whether the president is relevant. the president is always relevant. the fourthly into month of his second term. he is going to get a victory on immigration, something will happen here. i think it will come back to the background checks. those who have opposed it in the senate are in trouble. he will have another crack at gun-control. this is far from over. he is
how relevant is barack obama? >> the president is not dead in the water, charles, i wish you were here to write you personally. what was missing from that press conference was any zest for combat. the president came across, i thought, as a very composed and a list, rather than a compassionate advocate. >> colon fresh, same question. is relevant to that was a very low blood sugar day. i was looking to see if there was a tranquilizer dart. he does not like to do these press...
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freshman senator obama said no. this would make artisan divisions even deeper. >> the problem with the senate today and it did not start last week. during the four years, we had -- i saw very few down the line partyline votes. and when you had a filibuster ammand it was not over partisan issue. it was over some kind of issue. democrats voted with republicans and republicans voted with democrats. the only time you saw partyline move was around the organization issue. it is not around instances [inaudible] it is now strictly partyline. cloture lines -- cloture votes along party line basis. >> when he talked about --ctions counting -- quick the democrats said when obama got reelected and they held onto the senate that they would not be so wildly obstructed. if you look at the numbers, there have been 168 filibusters since 19 $.17 the rule was enacted in half of those have been in the obama administration. that isn't an herbal number. that -- that is an incredible number. republicans did not believe they would do this.
freshman senator obama said no. this would make artisan divisions even deeper. >> the problem with the senate today and it did not start last week. during the four years, we had -- i saw very few down the line partyline votes. and when you had a filibuster ammand it was not over partisan issue. it was over some kind of issue. democrats voted with republicans and republicans voted with democrats. the only time you saw partyline move was around the organization issue. it is not around...
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senator barack obama, march 16, 2006. how about them apples? >> it is not good for obama. but he also -- he also knew that his boat was not vote to make a difference. >> come on. he said what he said. >> of course he said what he said. i am covering for him. i am just saying people do different things at different times. >> there has been a shift here, a deeply depressing column by david brooks on friday that says the era of the grand bargain, as he calls it, is over. there was a feeling over the last couple of years that both sides might get together and raise taxes and cut entitlements and get a grand bargain to deal with the debt. that seems to be a lost opportunity. obama seems to be moving away from it, congress. they are going to get in these fractious squabbles over the debt ceiling but they are not going to deal with the essential problem in a meaningful way. >> i am reading robert carroll's book on lbj. jack kennedy, it looked like he was having the same problem with the congress. early on, lbj was having the same problem, that everything was being sidetracked. >>
senator barack obama, march 16, 2006. how about them apples? >> it is not good for obama. but he also -- he also knew that his boat was not vote to make a difference. >> come on. he said what he said. >> of course he said what he said. i am covering for him. i am just saying people do different things at different times. >> there has been a shift here, a deeply depressing column by david brooks on friday that says the era of the grand bargain, as he calls it, is over....
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>> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear -- >> this week, the sec inauguration of barack obama. >> we reject that america must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in a generation that will build its future. >> where does he go from here? th benghazi hearings. hillary clinton on the carpet. >> had i been present at the time, i would have excuse you from your post. >> it is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, senator. >> lifting the ban on women in combat. >> i think america's daughters are just as capable as defending freedom as their sons are. >> you do not want to miss with mary jo. mary joe does not intimidate easily. >> the second obama administration began with an 19- minute 2114-word address that senate minority leader mitch mcconnell described as an unabashedly left-of-center speech that broughback memoriesf the democratic party of ages past. >> our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the immigrants who still see america as a land of opport
>> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear -- >> this week, the sec inauguration of barack obama. >> we reject that america must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in a generation that will build its future. >> where does he go from here? th benghazi hearings. hillary clinton on the carpet. >> had i been present at the time, i would have excuse you from your post. >> it is our job to figure out what happened and...
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senator barack obama, march 16, 2006. >> it is not good for obama. he waslso knew tt his te wou not make difference. >> come on. he said what he said pier do not cover for him. >> people do different things at different times. >> there is a deeply depressing column by david brooks in "the new york times" that says the era of the grand bargain, as he calls it, is over. there was a feeling over the past couple of years that both sides would cut taxes and raise entitlements and get a grand bargain. that seemed to be a lost opportunity. obama seems to be moving away from it, congress may have squabbled over the debt ceiling, but they are not going to deal with the essential problem in a meaningful way. >> i am reading a book on lbj. jack kennedy was having the same problem with congress. everything was being sidetracked, they were not going anywhere. >> that is true. i would say this, as far as what senator obama said in 2006, consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds. if there was a different attitude. we have raised the debt ceiling 70-plus times. th
senator barack obama, march 16, 2006. >> it is not good for obama. he waslso knew tt his te wou not make difference. >> come on. he said what he said pier do not cover for him. >> people do different things at different times. >> there is a deeply depressing column by david brooks in "the new york times" that says the era of the grand bargain, as he calls it, is over. there was a feeling over the past couple of years that both sides would cut taxes and raise...
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barack obama was to have max baucus be the lead guy on his health care. the one reason why this is so theyed up is because created this monster in the u.s. senate. max baucus could not control the process. >> the country will miss him on tax reform, which it has not had in a quarter-century and in which he was extremely intent on trying to get. it recapitulation of what happened in 1986 between tip o'neill and ronald reagan, where you reduce rates. that helped to lead to a quarter century of economic prosperity. >> he still has time. >> he has spoken about the thing that he wants to accomplish and to leave the legacy, but the problem is, obama is not interested. if he is not, it is not going to happen. >> montana, the governor who just left office, enormously popular, he will have better than even chance to keep that seat for democrats. >> you get the last word. thanks. see you next week. >> this week on "moyers & company" -- >> secrecy is the linchpin of abuse of government power. one of the only avenues we have left for learning what people in power do
barack obama was to have max baucus be the lead guy on his health care. the one reason why this is so theyed up is because created this monster in the u.s. senate. max baucus could not control the process. >> the country will miss him on tax reform, which it has not had in a quarter-century and in which he was extremely intent on trying to get. it recapitulation of what happened in 1986 between tip o'neill and ronald reagan, where you reduce rates. that helped to lead to a quarter century...
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obama has a strategy. he wins in november, he wins going away, he wins on the fiscal cliff. he as the republicans on the rhine. the only obstacle to the agenda he announced in the inaugural address, a liberal agenda, if i want to be generous -- the only obstacle is the republican house did so he wants to crush it. he goes after republicans is very hard. he accuses them performing to throw orphans in the snow to protect company tax breaks. that has been his message since election day parade is not working now. people see him as a partisan now. he will change strategy an attempt something different. >>keep those orphans out of the snow, colby. >> chaz. >> you are not cynical enough. >> chaz. republicans -- i think that you probably will find that there will be common ground on tax loopholes. they may find common ground on tax reform to produce more revenue. my concern is whether president obama can deliver on entitlement reform that he said he favored. he is going to run smack dab into a clash with his democratic colleagues and and house. he will be in the same position speake
obama has a strategy. he wins in november, he wins going away, he wins on the fiscal cliff. he as the republicans on the rhine. the only obstacle to the agenda he announced in the inaugural address, a liberal agenda, if i want to be generous -- the only obstacle is the republican house did so he wants to crush it. he goes after republicans is very hard. he accuses them performing to throw orphans in the snow to protect company tax breaks. that has been his message since election day parade is...
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real scare -- one of the reasons the democratic senators are so afraid of obamacare and went to see obama about it is because of the virginia results. ? >> i do not know anyone who seriously believed that mcauliffe had a double-digit lead. pole on had an outside it. points always a 5, 6, 7- margin. i think the perception is obamacare and the rollout in the disappointment and all that dissatisfaction did in fact perception does become reality, no question about it. for republicans it is a very serious warning that they cannot run somebody who is so far out of the mainstream in a mainstream state. >> nina? >> i agree with both charles and mark. i think cuccinelli lucked out in one way. he was terribly hurt i the shutdown, but that was over. the last week or 10 days, there was nothing but this crescendo, bad story about obamacare. so, i think he definitely benefited by that and i think it is a warning to republicans and democrats. charles is completely right. the democratic senate candidates are freaking out and they are probably right to be freaking out. >> colby? thursday, i spoke with ran
real scare -- one of the reasons the democratic senators are so afraid of obamacare and went to see obama about it is because of the virginia results. ? >> i do not know anyone who seriously believed that mcauliffe had a double-digit lead. pole on had an outside it. points always a 5, 6, 7- margin. i think the perception is obamacare and the rollout in the disappointment and all that dissatisfaction did in fact perception does become reality, no question about it. for republicans it is a...
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center barack obama, march 16, 2006. >> it is not good for obama. but he also knew that his book would not make a difference. >> come on. he said what he said. >> of course he did. >> do not cover for him. >> people do differe things at different times. >> there has been a shift here. there was a deeply depressing column by david brooks o friday that said the era of the grand bargain is over. what he meant by that was, there was a feeling over the past few years that both sides would come together and cut taxes and spending and get a g grand bargain pier that seems to be a lost opportunity. obama seems to be moving away with it -- from it. they will get into squabbles over the debt ceiling, buthey will not deal with the pblem in an essential way. >> i am reading robert carroll's latest book on lbj. it looked like jack kennedy was having the same problem with the congress. evererything was being sidetracked. >> that is true. i would say this as far as what senator obama said in 2006, consistency is the hobgoblin of small mes. but there was a differen
center barack obama, march 16, 2006. >> it is not good for obama. but he also knew that his book would not make a difference. >> come on. he said what he said. >> of course he did. >> do not cover for him. >> people do differe things at different times. >> there has been a shift here. there was a deeply depressing column by david brooks o friday that said the era of the grand bargain is over. what he meant by that was, there was a feeling over the past few...
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in 2011 president obama was in terrible shape. h consideredt, bus getting rid of dan quayle and getting colin powell. but they were thinking it raises questions about my initial judgment in choosing a person. >> i agree with that. but we have heard since then is it ever got to the president for serious consideration but it would have looked like weakness and disloyalty. >> this goes way back. >> we talk about congressional gridlock here occasionally, it occasionally endlessly. on thursday senate republicans got together to block the nomination of former congressman mel watt. was summa cum laude and wh a cum laude. why are these people not qualified? ask theould have to republicans. the votes are there to confirm her. >> people are angry, they are talking about the nuclear option. d.c. circuit is one of the most important circuit and there are three judges who have been held up. it is not individual judges they're going after some much as the importance of the position. that circuit handles all the regulations coming out of the gov
in 2011 president obama was in terrible shape. h consideredt, bus getting rid of dan quayle and getting colin powell. but they were thinking it raises questions about my initial judgment in choosing a person. >> i agree with that. but we have heard since then is it ever got to the president for serious consideration but it would have looked like weakness and disloyalty. >> this goes way back. >> we talk about congressional gridlock here occasionally, it occasionally endlessly....
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i would give obama a b, a bb- plus. he was far more surefooted than had been in the past. since the member 6 he has shown a far clearer sense of what he wants to do. i think this was a communitarian address, a lot more than the individualism and we have heard in recent past. >> charles? >> i will buck the tide of grade inflation that has infected the panel. if you are a liberal, this was an a plus, a declaration of a liberal future. declaration that 30 years of conservative ascendancy that began with a ragged's inaugural where he stated in a minute and a half, government is not the solution, but is the problem, this was an overturning of that. this is a way of saying we are in a new era which he will initiate. from that perspective, i give him credit for honesty, open this, boldness about who he is and what he wants to do. i was just amazed that so many in the media heard were so shocked to discover that we have that twice elected a man of the left. where have they been for these four years? and i would add, 699 speeches, tell prompted speeches that he has given. >> how ma
i would give obama a b, a bb- plus. he was far more surefooted than had been in the past. since the member 6 he has shown a far clearer sense of what he wants to do. i think this was a communitarian address, a lot more than the individualism and we have heard in recent past. >> charles? >> i will buck the tide of grade inflation that has infected the panel. if you are a liberal, this was an a plus, a declaration of a liberal future. declaration that 30 years of conservative...
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. >> we can blame senator barack obama for some of this. why served multiple terms in the senate getting ready to run for president, just go for it and it is much easier now than it was when barack obama was in the senate because of the weak leadership coal be. it is better not to be laying with the leadership now because you can -- playing with the leadership now. >> we do have the debt crisis looming. republican members of congress are quoting the speaker. john boehner said he would not allow the united states to default. there are signs this thing is bruising the economy. the dow dropped almost 700 points in a couple of weeks. to republicans are willing fund a little bit here, a little bit there. piecemeal. they were talking about funding nih, for example. early on we showed eric cantor and behind him were a bunch of people in white coats. who are those people in white coats? these are members of the republican doctors caucus. >> they are curing cancer and eric cantor and the republicans want that to keep on. they want to choose but they
. >> we can blame senator barack obama for some of this. why served multiple terms in the senate getting ready to run for president, just go for it and it is much easier now than it was when barack obama was in the senate because of the weak leadership coal be. it is better not to be laying with the leadership now because you can -- playing with the leadership now. >> we do have the debt crisis looming. republican members of congress are quoting the speaker. john boehner said he...
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we shouldaying negotiate and obama says i am not going to negotiate. your tactic of holding us hostage is illegitimate. for now a majority of the public is on obama's side of the argument. >> is there any chance this will turn around and bite the president? >> this is a dangerous idea that bill thatigate a passeded, not only past but the won thet had election on. this could bite the president in the behind. it is not the way we do business and i think the public understands that. i am curious whether when we get to the debt limit, do you think there is anyossibility that they could have a grand bargain or are we getting suckered again? >> one approaches this very warily like charlie brown gng to kick the football. probably on a half-dozen occaons over three years and 2011 was a big year for this trade we had this run-upo there is a deal possible, there is a grand bargain. we all fall for this because we know that if you close the doors and put john boehnernd barack was no cameras and total freedom to negotiate, they would be out by lunch. the issues ar
we shouldaying negotiate and obama says i am not going to negotiate. your tactic of holding us hostage is illegitimate. for now a majority of the public is on obama's side of the argument. >> is there any chance this will turn around and bite the president? >> this is a dangerous idea that bill thatigate a passeded, not only past but the won thet had election on. this could bite the president in the behind. it is not the way we do business and i think the public understands that. i...
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obama says i am not going to negotiate. your tactic of holding is hostage is illegitimate. for now a majority of the public is on obama's side of the argument. >> is there any chance this will turn around and bite the president? >> there is always that chance. this is a dangerous idea that you re-litigate a bill that already passed albeit with only democrats, not only past but the president won reelection on. when there is a republican president, this could bite him or her in the behind the same way. it is not the way we do business and the public understands that, but i am curious whether, when we get to the debt limit, do you think there is any possibility that they could have a grand bargain or are we just getting suckered again? >> one approaches this very warily. by charlie brown going up to kick the football. half a dozen -- on probably half a dozen occasions, we had this run-up to a deal possible, there is a grand bargain. we all fall for this because we know from our own reporting that if you closed the doors and put john boehner and barack obama in ere with no came
obama says i am not going to negotiate. your tactic of holding is hostage is illegitimate. for now a majority of the public is on obama's side of the argument. >> is there any chance this will turn around and bite the president? >> there is always that chance. this is a dangerous idea that you re-litigate a bill that already passed albeit with only democrats, not only past but the president won reelection on. when there is a republican president, this could bite him or her in the...
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republicans had the obama speech an hour and half or two hours before. it was in some ways the ship passing in the night with the obama speech. but the president did propose something on medicare with entitlements. there were things in the president's speech about reducing government costs. he threw out a bunch of new programs that don't have the chance of a snowball in hell. >> but he said that none of this stuff will add a dime to the deficit. how can he make that claim? >> the state of the union -- you used to watch these things to hear what the president had to say. now you approach it with the idea, what else do they do to show disrespect to the president of the united states? it happened again this time. sitting uphere in the gallery at the request of a republican is a guy named ted nugent, who famously said, " barack obama and hillary clinton --" ama- he's a piece of this is a family show. "i will make him stop on my machine gun." this guy is ther at the request of the steve stockman of texas bank. what else will they do? >> apparently he behaved
republicans had the obama speech an hour and half or two hours before. it was in some ways the ship passing in the night with the obama speech. but the president did propose something on medicare with entitlements. there were things in the president's speech about reducing government costs. he threw out a bunch of new programs that don't have the chance of a snowball in hell. >> but he said that none of this stuff will add a dime to the deficit. how can he make that claim? >> the...